Where does “iiri” come from?

iiri (Votic) comes from Proto-Finnic hiiri, from Proto-Uralic šiŋere — mouse.

iiri (Votic): mouse

Definitions

  1. mouse

Ancestry of “iiri”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnichiirimouse
2Proto-Uralicšiŋeremouse
Every word from Proto-Uralic šiŋere →Every word from Proto-Finnic hiiri →